Front End Developer

Helios WorldWide•Santa Monica, CA

1d•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a skilled and innovative front-end developer to join our team. This role will be crucial in crafting seamless, intuitive, and visually stunning user experiences. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in front-end development, a passion for creating engaging and responsive interfaces, and a commitment to translating design concepts into high-quality code. At Forge, you’ll work alongside a creative and driven team to shape the future of digital experiences.

Requirements

College graduate with CS, website development (e.g., IT, computer engineering), or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
5+ years of development experience, flexibility, quickness, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves and get work done.
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and software engineers to deliver high-quality user-facing products.
Proficient in Vue or React, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.
Experience with using Git.
Knowledge of design principles and user experience (UX) design.
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Understanding of animation and rendering techniques for the web.
Experience deploying web applications to any cloud platform like GCP, DigitalOcean, AWS, or similar.

Nice To Haves

Experience programming in PHP and managing WordPress sites.

Responsibilities

Develop interactive and responsive user interfaces for web applications or websites using Vue.js, React.js.
Translate UI/UX designs into clean, maintainable, and scalable frontend code.
Create and update technical documentation for all projects.
Build reusable components and libraries to ensure consistency and efficiency across projects.
Implement state management solutions such as Pinia, Zustand, Recoil, or Redux to manage application states effectively.
Integrate front-end applications with back-end APIs to fetch and manipulate data securely.
Ensure cross-browser compatibility and responsiveness by writing clean, standards-compliant HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Debug and troubleshoot issues to identify and resolve bugs in a timely manner.
Collaborate with designers, backend developers, and other team members to integrate frontend and backend components seamlessly.
Stay updated with the latest frontend technologies, frameworks, and best practices.
Contribute to the improvement of development processes and participate in knowledge sharing sessions.
Provide regular status updates on project progress and communicate effectively within the team.
Attend status/kick-off meetings, creative review meetings, and brainstorming sessions.